diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a66ef57..b183690 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -353,11 +353,6 @@ link_deps(${TWN_TARGET})
 target_link_libraries(${TWN_TARGET} PUBLIC twn_third_parties)
 target_include_directories(${TWN_TARGET} PRIVATE ${TWN_ROOT_DIR}/src)
 
-# build the testgame if this cmake list is built directly
-if(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} MATCHES townengine)
-        add_subdirectory(apps/testgame)
-endif()
-
 # move compie_commands.json into root directory so that it plays nicer with code editors without any configuration
 add_custom_target(copy-compile-commands ALL
                  ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/compile_commands.json